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Mrs. Winfield Scott

Asher Brown Durand

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Portrait of a woman with dark hair pulled up in a bun, wearing gold earrings. The woman wears a gold dress with a wide neckline and puffy short sleeves. The dress has a sheer white underskirt and a wide gold belt. The woman's left arm rests on a surface, holding a flower. There are more flowers on the surface to the left. In the background, there is a cloudy sky and a body of water with a distant shoreline.

Artwork Details

Date
1831
Medium
Oil on canvas
Culture
American
Dimensions
481 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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